Washboard.



PATENTED MAR. 29, 1904.

J. A. PAULKNER.-

WASHBOARD.

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UNITED STATES Patented March 29, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

WASHBOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. l755,860, dated March 29, 1904. Application filed July 9, 190s. seni-t1 No. 164,837. (No model.)

citizen of the United States, residing at Wil! liamsville, in the county of Wayne and State of Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in Washboards, of which the fol-AV lowing is a specification.

My invention relates to new anduseful im? provements in washboards; and its object is to providea soap-feeding attachment of novel construction which is adapted to be operated by the reciprocation of clothing over said mechanism, so as to supply soap in ldesired quantities to the clothes.

A further object is to provide means for automatically supplying the soap to the'feed mechanism.

' With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in arranging a corrugated roller upon the washboard with its outer face approximately in alinement with the working face of the board, and a removable washboard-section is located above this roller and serves to retain a bar of soap' in position within the path of a spring-pressed slide-bar.

The invention also consists in the further novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, showing the preferred form of my invention, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved washboard. Fig. 2 is arear elevation thereof with the rear face removed, and Fig.

3 is a vertical transverse section through the board.l

Referring to the figures by numerals of reference, l l are the side strips of a Washboard having a Working face 2, formed of any suitable material, as corrugated zinc, arranged upon a suitable backing 3. .Iournaled between the said strips l at the upper end of the board 2 is a longitudinally-corrugated roller 4, the upper face of which is substantially in alinement with the Working face of the board 2. Above the roller 4 is a strip 5, which is hinged to one of the strips 1, as shown at 6, while its other end is adapted to be fastened by means of a suitable catch 7 or in any other i YYsuitable manner. This strip has a corrugated face 8, similar to the working face of the board 2 and serves to retain one or more bars 9, of soap, in position. above the roller 4 in the path vof a slide-bar 10, connected by means of rods 1l with coiled springs 12, secured to the lower end of the washboard 2. Suitable guides,

such as staples 13, are provided for the rods p 1l. The rear edges of the side strips l are connected by means of a strip 14, of wood or other material, and this serves to cover the Working parts of the soap-feeding mechanism and also retains the slide-bar in position in A rearof the strip 5. l

In using this device the strip 5 is first unfastened and swung outward upon its hinge, and slide-bar l0 is pressed upward and one or more bars of soap placed thereunder upon the roller 4. Said strip 5 is then returned to its normal position and locked by means of the catch 7. Springs 12 will serve to dravv the slide-bar downward against the soap and will force it at all times in to contact with the roller 4. When the clothes are reciprocated upon the working face of the board 2 and upon the strip 8, the roller 4 will be rotatedthereby and will cause particles. of soap to-be fed to the clothes. It will be understood that as the soap wears away it will be pressed downward 'against the roller to compensate for wear. By arranging the soap in this manner it is held practically out of contact with Water and is supplied Vonly as needed, and none of it is wasted by becoming dissolved in the water when not in use.'

In the foregoing description I have shown the preferred form of my invention; but I do not limit myself thereto, as I am aware that modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and I therefore reserve the right to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope of my invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. In a washboard, the combination with side strips; of a Working face therebetween, a roller journaled between the strips and in alinevment with the working'face, and a springpressed bar adjacent the roller and movable longitudinally of the board.

2. In a washboard,the combination with side strips; of a working face therebetween, a roller j ournaled between the strips and in alinement with the working face, a cross-strip detachably secured to one of the side strips and the adjacent roller, and a spring-pressed slidebar movable longitudinally of the board guided by said strip.

' 3. Inawashboard,the combination with side strips; of a working face secured therebetween, a longitudinally-corrugated roller journaled between the side strips and in alinement with the working face, a cross-strip hinged to one of the side strips, a slide-bar adjacent the cross-strip and adapted to be guided thereby, and springs for imparting a motion to the slide-bar longitudinally of the board.

4. In a washboard, the combination with side strips, a working face secured therebetween at one edge, and a closure connecting the rear edges of the side strips; of a longitudinallycorrugated roller journaled between the side Strips and in alinement with the working face, a cross-strip hinged to one of the side strips and in alinement'with the roller and working face, a slide-bar mounted between said strip and the rear closure, and springs for exerting a motion to the slide-bar longitudinally of the board.

5. In a washboard, the combination with side strips, of a working face securedtherebe-A tween, a corrugated roller journaled between the side strips, a cross-strip above the roller and hinged to one of the side strips, a slidebar adjacent the cross-strip, rods attached at one end to the slide-bar, and coil-springs, connected to the opposite ends of the rods and the bottom of the washboard.

6. In a washboard, the combination with side strips, a working face secured therebetween at one edge, and a closure connecting the rear edges of the side strips, of a longitudinallycorrugated roller journaled between the side strips, a slide-bar mounted between said strips and rear closure, rods attached at one end to the slide-bar, and guides on the side strips for the rods and coil-springs connecting the opposite ends of the rods and the bottom of the washboard.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

` A JOSEPH A. FAULKNER.

Witnesses:

I. N. DAFFRON, BLANCHE HOLLADAY. 

